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Comment by Chuffy

Stranglethorn Raptors can prove to be particularly useful multipurpose targets to almost any player earning XP for killing them and/or requiring drops for their Professions...

Both Horde and Alliance players will have to kill 10 Stranglethorn Raptors as part of the "Raptor Mastery" quest chain given out by "Hemet Nesingwary" on the south bank of the river near the northern border of Stranglethorn Vale.

Stranglethorn Raptors, when killed, drop both "Raptor Flesh" and "Raptor Egg" frequently. This makes them an ideal target for characters with the "Cooking" secondary skill as the "Roast Raptor" and "Curiously Tasty Omelet" recipes require the flesh and egg respectively.

The high drop frequency of "Raptor Flesh" makes Stranglethorn Raptors a reliable source of food for Hunters with Meat eating pets.

"Raptor Hide" also drops from these beasts and the "Leatherworking" Profession uses this material for the "Raptor Hide Harness", "Raptor Hide Belt" as well as the excellent and highly sellable "Barbaric Bracers".

Characters with the "Skinning" Profession will be able to skin Stranglethorn Raptors for both "Medium Leather" and "Heavy Leather". Furthermore, due to the number of dead and unskinned Raptors littering Stranglethorn Vale, killed by other questing players, there's plenty of additional free leather to be had.

Killing Stranglethorn Raptors is fairly easy for most classes as their predictable behaviour and the fact they don't run away makes them easy targets. They will usually attempt to head butt any attacker at least once during melee combat. This attack, if successful, will temporarily knock a player off their feet and interrupt any action they were about to make. That's only ever really a problem if you are trying to run away from them!

For experienced player looking for something to grind to obtain level, Stranglethorn Raptors provide an easy and usually plentiful source of XP. Peak server times should be avoided for grinding them as you will have plenty of competition with other players trying to kill the for the "Raptor Mastery" quest. However, Stranglethorn Vale is a rich and densely packed source of grindable beasts and NPCs. So if you find you are running out of Raptors, there's normally something else hiding behind a bush waiting to die for your XP.

Comment by Blackmoonraven

Has Raiding gotten you down ?Feet feeling tired from running with the flag in Warsong Gulch?Does it feel like you will snap if you see one more Rune Cloth ?

WELL then take some time of and go sightseeing with Ancientdreams dream tour of the wonders of Azeroth !I will take you with me on a special tour of the wonderful World Of Warcraft, show you my secret places and hopefully let you see that the world is full of surprises. :)

Now mind you, this isnt just a tour of Azeroth, this is a my DREAM tour, which meens it will take you to places you might never realised existed.Let us beginn our journy.

Stranglethorn Vale: Voodo, Tigers, Trolls, A Jungle and Ruins. That is just some of the things you will come across once you venture into this green lush wilderness. Tigers, raptors and panthers hunt the jungle trolls, and Nagas stalk the shore lines keeping a close snake eye out for Murlocs and Pirates.Place to visit: The haunted isle, not because of the island it self, but for the thing lying in the water just next to it. The skeleton of a ancient snacke lies half burried in the shallow waters, its shimmering white bones make it cleasrly visable in the yellow sand. The haunted isle can be found in the ocean west of Gromīgol Base Camp.Best time to visit: Daytime, The brightness of the sand and the sun bleached bones are best seen during the day. Very nice.

2nd place to visit: Just to the west of where you can find the bones, there is a tiny island that isnt vissable on the map. It might be hard to find but you might be able to see if from the Haunted Isle, there really isnt much to see there, but its nice a private.Time to visit: Night time. watcing the stars all along or with the special person in your life, shure that no one will disturb you. its priceless. ^^

This is just one of the places i have travelled, be sure to come back again sometime ^^I hope you have had a nice trip together with me.Be seeing you !AncientDream - Druid explorer and cat form spokesperson.

~why dont the other druids understand me when i talk to them in cat form ? ~

Comment by belmarduk

Do the first steps of "Panther Mastery" and "Tiger Mastery" before you do this quest. The mobs needed for step two of Panther Mastery and Tiger Mastery are located around these raptors, and you can bang out all three quests at once.

Comment by pinktoque

Best location to find these is 27,16.

Comment by WrathZilla

There are actually 8 raptors here by my count..

Comment by wowgirl

there's 16 raptors in all on the ledge in the locations shown

Comment by Monners

As of today, after killing about 100 of them consecutively I have come to the conclusion that the Raptor Flesh no longer drops from these, or I have the %^&*tiest luck for it in the world.

Though I am happy to report that these are by far the best way to farm the Raptor Egg for the Curiously Tasty Omelet recipe. The eggs dropped for me nearly every kill, and their spawnrate may possibly be bugged, was one-shotting them on my 85 hunter, and I couldn't even keep up with how fast they spawned.